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Heap buffer overflow in ImageMagick -morph processing

Priority LOW 21CWE-122Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-34 contains a heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122) in its -morph processing. Crafted images cause writes beyond the bounds of a heap buffer. An attacker who supplies such an image can corrupt heap memory and crash the application when a user processes it with the -morph option.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Description from the CNA

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-34 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in its -morph processing, where crafted images cause writes beyond the bounds of a heap buffer. An attacker can supply a crafted image that, when processed by a user with the -morph option, corrupts heap memory and crashes the application.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00125 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial ImageMagick (ImageMagick): 7.1.2-34Red Hat: 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ImageMagickImageMagickbefore 7.1.2-347.1.2-34Patch availableCNA
  • ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected before 7.1.2-34 Fixed in 7.1.2-34 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.1.2-34VulnerableImageMagick
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.1.2-34 Vulnerable ·ImageMagick

Remediation

Upgrade ImageMagick to 7.1.2-34 or later. The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

  • Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 7.1.2-34

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    ImageMagick 7.1.2-34

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-82641 Stack overflow in ImageMagick TIFF decoder can crash the applicationPriority LOW 28

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119124
  2. 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-j76j-mw4f-3fg4
  3. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-31 CVSS score added · NVD
  6. 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2016-03144 The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2023-16996 Improper input validation in ImageMagick CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-03148 The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2016-03145 The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2025-35690 ImageMagick BlobStream Forward-Seek Under-Allocation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-33094 ImageMagick has Stack Buffer Overflow in image.c CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 888 →

Sources